- Lithium Ion Batteries – The Potential Hazards Facing Emergency Responders
- Energy Safety - ISO 17840 (EV Emergency Response Guides)
- Battery fires knowledge for Fire Brigades 2022
- EV Battery Pack Certification Course
- Alternative Fuel Vehicles Training Program for Emergency Responders Online Training.
- Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles - Safety Risks to Emergency Responders
- Fire Service Considerations with Lithium Ion Battery ESS
- EV BMS (Battery Management System) Course
- Website sources & links
Lithium Ion Batteries – The Potential Hazards Facing Emergency Responders #
Who: Professor Paul Christensen for Tyne & Wear Fire Rescue Service
Description: University of Newcastle Professor & electrochemistry expert discussing lithium ion battery knowledge & testing, including vapour cloud explosion.
Energy Safety – ISO 17840 (EV Emergency Response Guides) #
Who: Kurt Vollmacher, Belgium firefighter & creator of ISO 17840
Description: Information for EV manufacturers & emergency responders about standardised ERGs & lithium battery incidents.
Battery fires knowledge for Fire Brigades 2022 #
Who: Utkiken Rescue (Sweden), PerOla Malmquist
Description: Excellent explainer video with battery thermal runaway clips by an experienced firefighter / fire engineer.
EV Battery Pack Certification Course #
Who: DIYguru
Description: Learn About Lithium-Ion Batteries, Energy Storage System, State of Charge, Battery Pack, Battery System, Electric Potential
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Training Program for Emergency Responders Online Training. #
Who: National Fire Protection Association (US)
Description: Online self-paced course covering alternative fuelled vehicles. Course cost is US$24.95. (Please note not all information may be applicable to Australia).
Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles – Safety Risks to Emergency Responders #
Who: National Transport Safety Board (US)
Description: Discussion by leading investigators into EV battery fire incidents in the US, emergency response & important learnings.
Fire Service Considerations with Lithium Ion Battery ESS #
Who: UL Fire Safety Academy (US)
Description: An excellent deep dive into the large scale battery energy storage system explosion & fire at Surprise, Arizona in 2019 from the first responders who were there.
EV BMS (Battery Management System) Course #
Who: DIYguru
Description: Learn About Battery Protection – Over voltage, Over current, Under voltage, Short circuit, Open circuit, Thermal management, Intelligent Cell Balancing, Health Monitoring, State of charge monitoring, Compatible with all Cell chemistries, Digital and Analog output controls
Website sources & links #
Sources used on this website are typically linked &/or credited within the website to this page or an external website.
02.1 EV Fire FAQs
Instituut Fysieke Veiligheid (Institute for Safety), The Netherlands. Incidents with alternative fuel vehicles factsheet.
Tesla Impact Report 2020 – Fire Safety
2020 Chinese Electric Vehicle Forum
03 – Electric vehicles
BBC News How our daily travel harms the planet
CNBC Are electric cars ‘green’? The answer is yes, but it’s complicated
03.1 EVs in Australia
Number of EVs in Australia & forecast from Electric Vehicle Council’s State of Electric Vehicles 2021
Number of EVs globally & 2030 forecast from Statista.com
EV hotspot data created by EVFS from Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries & Australian Bureau of Statistics registration figures (2020)
03.5 Common EVs
Brands coming in 2022 from Electric Vehicle Council’s State of Electric Vehicles 2021
04.1 What is thermal runaway?
Video – Watch lithium ion batteries in thermal runaway
Video – Watch a lithium ion batteries in thermal runaway with vapour cloud explosion
04.2 EV fire behaviour
Video – Watch: EV traction battery fire behaviour (volume on)
